CVE-2006-0771 describes a format string vulnerability in PunkBuster 1.180 and earlier, impacting games like Soldier of Fortune II. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (server crash) and potentially execute arbitrary code by injecting format string specifiers into invalid cvar values when a player is kicked and the reason is logged. With a CVSS score of 6.4, this vulnerability is network-exploitable with low complexity, potentially leading to partial integrity and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.180CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:even_balance:punkbuster:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
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